diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index ca1566237ae774..1de59c0fdbc007 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ int sas_smp_get_phy_events(struct sas_phy *phy)
 	phy->phy_reset_problem_count = scsi_to_u32(&resp[24]);
 
  out:
+	kfree(req);
 	kfree(resp);
 	return res;